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PATENT
Attorney Docket No. 034017R015
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Applicants: Lynn Noble
Serial No.: 10/776,453 Group Art Unit: Unassigned
Filed: February 12, 2004 Examiner: Unassigned
For : DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH END SEALER ASSEMBLY AND
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING SAME
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Sir:
Pursuant to the duty of disclosure under 37 C.F.R. § 1 .56, Applicant encloses an
Information Disclosure Citation Form (PTO-1449).
It is respectfully requested that the cited documents be considered by the Examiner in the
above-identified patent application and that the cited documents be made officially of record
therein. It is further requested that a listing of the same appear on the face of any patent which may
issue from this application.
This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed before receipt of the initial Office
Action in the present application, and therefore it is believed that no fees are due under 37 C.F.R.
Section 1.97(i).
Respectfully submitted,
SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP
By:
Dennis C. Rodgers, Reg. No. 32,936
1850 M Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 263-4300
Facsimile : (202) 263-4329
Dated: October 8, 2004
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SERIAL NO.
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
34017R015
10/776,453
APPLICANT:
Lynn Noble
FILING DATE
GROUP ART UNIT
February 12, 2004
Unassigned
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
'Examiner's
Initials
DOCUMENT
NUMBER
DATE
NAME
CLASS
SUB-
CLASS
FILING DATE.
IF APPROPRIATE
AA
5,727,370
03-1998
Sperry, Charles Richard
53
472
AB
5,255.847
10-1993
Sperry et al.
239
112
AC
5,964,378
10-1999
Sperry et al.
222
145.2
AD
5,499,745
03-1996
Derian et al.
222
136
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
'Examiner's
Initials
DOCUMENT
NUMBER
DATE
COUNTRY
CLASS
SUB-
CLASS
TRANSLATION
YES NO
AE
OTHER INFORMATION (Including Author, Title. Date. Pertinent Pages. Etc.)
AF
Web site showing TOSS Machine Components, Inc. heat seal equipment,
httD://www.DackexDO.com/ve/37298/mainlhtml. orinted off website on 7/1 5/2003, (4 pgs)
AG
AH
Al
AJ
AK
AL
AM
AN
AO
EXAMINER:
DATE CONSIDERED:
'EXAMINER: Initial if reference considered, whether or not citation is in confomnance with MPEP 609; Draw line through citation if
not in confonnance and not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant